Conflict and Crisis in the Religious Life of Late Victorian England

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, History
Cover of the book Conflict and Crisis in the Religious Life of Late Victorian England by Herbert Schlossberg, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Herbert Schlossberg ISBN: 9781351526777
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 8, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Herbert Schlossberg
ISBN: 9781351526777
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 8, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Contrary to its popular image as dull and stodgy, the Victorian period was one of revolutionary change. In its politics, its art, its economic aff airs, its class relationships, and in its religion, change was constant. A half-century after Queen Victoria's death, it was said that she was born in one world and died in another. Th e most interesting and valuable studies of the period take the long view, as does Schlossberg, in his fascinating analysis of religious life in this period. For the Victorians, religion was not cordoned off from the push and shove of real life. Th e early evangelicals got off to a shaky start, beset by hostility, but the movement spread within the churches despite the suspicion in which it was held. Evangelicals, frequently called Puritans by those who opposed them, called for fundamental reforms in both the Church and the society; a social ethic was part of their program of religious renewal. Th eir moral sense explains the social activism of both Church of England Evangelicals and Dissenters, including the half-century crusade for the abolition of slavery. Schlossberg shows how religion in England dealt with such issues as science and the eff ect of German scholarship on religious thinking. Church history cannot simply be explained by its response to external forces as much as by the internal responses to those challenges. Th e nature of the religious enterprise itself, its theologians, clergy, lay people--like all people and all institutions--all responded with alternatives. Schlossberg helps us understand the Victorian period, as well as the increasing secularity of English life today.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Contrary to its popular image as dull and stodgy, the Victorian period was one of revolutionary change. In its politics, its art, its economic aff airs, its class relationships, and in its religion, change was constant. A half-century after Queen Victoria's death, it was said that she was born in one world and died in another. Th e most interesting and valuable studies of the period take the long view, as does Schlossberg, in his fascinating analysis of religious life in this period. For the Victorians, religion was not cordoned off from the push and shove of real life. Th e early evangelicals got off to a shaky start, beset by hostility, but the movement spread within the churches despite the suspicion in which it was held. Evangelicals, frequently called Puritans by those who opposed them, called for fundamental reforms in both the Church and the society; a social ethic was part of their program of religious renewal. Th eir moral sense explains the social activism of both Church of England Evangelicals and Dissenters, including the half-century crusade for the abolition of slavery. Schlossberg shows how religion in England dealt with such issues as science and the eff ect of German scholarship on religious thinking. Church history cannot simply be explained by its response to external forces as much as by the internal responses to those challenges. Th e nature of the religious enterprise itself, its theologians, clergy, lay people--like all people and all institutions--all responded with alternatives. Schlossberg helps us understand the Victorian period, as well as the increasing secularity of English life today.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book William James and The Varieties of Religious Experience by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book People Managing Forests by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Current Topics in Management by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Becoming a Clinical Psychologist by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book (Re-)Reading Bede by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Sufi Ritual by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Three Victorian Travellers by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book The Routledge Companion to Production and Operations Management by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book The Role of the Arts in Learning by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Human Services Dictionary by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book School Choice Or Best Systems by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Building a Culture of Support by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Open Employment after Mental Illness by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Calvinism, Reform and the Absolutist State in Elizabethan Ireland by Herbert Schlossberg
Cover of the book Zen Comes West by Herbert Schlossberg
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy